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- noun geology That branch of
stratigraphy that studies themagnetization ofrocks
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For older sediments, techniques include tephrochronology (involving potassium) and magnetostratigraphy (involving iron).
NYT > Home Page By C. CLAIBORNE RAY 2011
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Platybelodon grangeri, three growth stages, and a new serridentine from Mongolia Litho-, bio-, and magnetostratigraphy and paleoenvironment of Tunggur Formation middle Miocene in central Inner Mongolia, China
Wired Top Stories Brian Switek 2011
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High resolution magnetostratigraphy and deposition cycles in the Nihewan Basin (North China) and their significance for stone artifact dating.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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